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Sulfur pollution from coal and gas is insanely bad – but a new chemistry innovation could clean it up

  • Written by Anton Alexandrovich Toutov, Assistant Professor Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sulfur pollution from coal and gas is insanely bad – but a new chemistry innovation could clean it upSulfur pollution causes respiratory health problems.Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock.com

If humans created an emissions hall of shame, which pollutants would you nominate?

Carbon dioxide and methane would probably be fan favorites. But take a moment and consider my dark horse candidate: sulfur dioxide. Unlike its carbon-based counterparts, sulfur...

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